Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269

Laurel’s POV

Mom spooned soup into my mouth while we sat in suffocating silence.

“Laurel,” she finally asked, setting the spoon down, “that woman who helped you fake your illness is really gone?”

“Obviously,” I snapped. “Why else would I have Dr. Evans scrambling for another terminal patient overnight?”

I tapped my fingers against the sheets, anxiety building. This situation was turning into a disaster. The new patient’s data might not convince Blake for long.

This replacement has gastric cancer too, but she’s not as far along. The numbers won’t match exactly. If Blake starts examining the data…

“I still don’t understand,” Mom sighed. “Why fake being sick at all? You saved Blake’s life. Even without an illness, shouldn’t his heart be yours?”

I shot her a cold look. “His heart? Mine? If he truly didn’t care about Audrey, would he ignore his dying fiancée to search for her

body? Without this illness, he would’ve already – ”

“Already what?”

Blake’s voice made me jump. I nearly burned my tongue on the soup Mom was holding out.

“Blake darling,” I mumbled, covering my mouth. “When did you get here?”

He took the soup bowl from Mom. “Around the time you mentioned I care about Audrey. Didn’t realize you were so jealous.”

He blew on a spoonful before offering it to me. “Were you going to say without your illness, I’d have gotten back with Audrey?”

“That’s not what I meant,” I said, looking down.

“Then what?” He continued feeding me. “I wasn’t just searching for Audrey. I was looking for Rachel too. She’s your sister, after all. Even if she’s dead, I wanted to find her body.”

Something in his tone felt off, but I couldn’t place it.

“I know,” I said, feeling my cheeks warm.

I turned to Mom. “Don’t you have things to take care of? Blake will look after me.”

“Right! I do have errands to run.” Mom stood quickly. “You two enjoy your time together.”

She closed the door behind her, leaving us alone.

I wiped my mouth. “Blake darling, my sister and Audrey… they really can’t be found?”

“No.” Blake set the soup aside. “The rescue team mentioned sharks in that area. The bodies might have been eaten.”

I tried to keep a solemn face, but couldn’t help a slight smile. I bit my lip, hoping he hadn’t noticed.

“How awful,” I said, looking at my hands. “They were both such good people.”

Chapter 209

I leaned against his chest as his arms wrapped around me.

“It breaks my heart thinking about what happened to them,” I whispered.

Blake’s POV

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